
%0 Journal Article
%A Branham Jr, Richard L. 
%T Orbit of Comet C/1850 Q1 (Bond)
%J Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
%D 2003/06/04
%V 20
%N 2
%P 184-188
%K celestial mechanics &#8212; comets: individual (C/1850 Q1) &#8212; methods: data analysis
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/AS02014
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/AS02014 
%X Comet C/1850 Q1 (Bond) is one of a number of comets catalogued with parabolic orbits. Given that there are sufficient observations, 104 in right ascension and 103 in declination, it proves possible to calculate a better orbit. Some of the difficulties of working with 19th century observations, which show considerable scatter, are discussed. Rectangular coordinates, both of the comet and the Sun, are interpolated by a recursive version of Aitken&#39;s method, rendering unnecessary the need to specify an order for the interpolation. Comet Bond&#39;s orbit is slightly hyperbolic. 
